BIO 432 Field Botany Phil Ganter 301 Harned Hall 963-5782 |
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Kalmia
latifolia, the Mountain Laurel
- Found on acidic, well drained soils from Maine to Florida.
These were found on the Blue Ridge in Virginia |
Course Objectives
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Purpose of the page:
The objectives of a course are the bare bones of what you will be expected to know by the end of a course. Some you will already known when you sign up for the course, some you will have to learn.
Objectives for Taxonomy vs Systematics page:
The student will be able to:
Objectives for Morphology page:
The student will be able to:
Stem, Leaf, Bud, Root, Node, Lenticle, Bract, Leaf Parts (Blade, Petiole, Midrib, Stipule), Leaf Veination (parallel, pinnate, reticulate), Leaf Margins (Smooth, Dentate, Serrate, Lobed Crenate), Leaf Arrangements (Alternate, Opposite, Whorled, Simple, Compound, Palmate, Pinnate, Bipinnate), Leaf Shapes (Elliptical,Obovate), Leaf Tip Shapes (Acute, Accuminate), Flower Types (Complete, Incomplete, Perfect, Imperfect), Flower Parts (Receptacle, Perianth, Calyx - Sepal, Corolla - Petal, Stamen, Anther, Filament, Pistil, Stigma, Style, Ovary, Carpel [Simple, Compound]), Flower Shapes (Radial, Bilateral [Zygomorphic], Superior, Inferior), Fruit Types (Drupe, Berry, Hesperidium, Pepo, Pome, Aggregate, Multiple, Samara, Nut, Grain, Achene, Capsule, Silique, Legume, Follicle)
Objectives for Plant Kingdom page:
The student will be able to:
Objectives for Plant Family page:
For the following plant families:
the student will be able to:
Objectives for Collection:
The student will collect, identify, and mount 50 specimens of local plant species.
The student will present a collection that includes specimens from at least two plant taxonomic group above that of the family.
The student will present a collection that includes specimens from at least ten different plant families.
Last updated on July 5, 2006